Unshaken
Dan Woolley, Jennifer Schuchmann
Hardcover, 224 pp., $22.99
Zondervan (December 17, 2010)

Reporters have told Dan Woolley’s story of being trapped for three days after Haiti’s devastating earthquake. They focused on how he used his iPhone and digital camera to survive injuries. They showed pictures of the bloody journal where he wrote notes for his wife and sons. But the reporters missed the real story: While trying to survive physically, Woolley realized he was dying spiritually. His entrapment forced him to think about the only thing that mattered: Was he ready to die?

Make Me New
Karyn Gall Hippen
Paperback, 260 pp., $14.99
Tate Publishing (December 1, 2009)

When Karyn Gall Hippen made the decision to forge a new future, she had no idea how rough the waters would be. Incidents of sexual abuse haunted her, resulting in a string of bad relationships based on claims of love. After an abusive engagement, a miscarriage, and losing a best friend to a navy transfer, Karyn believed she’d found hope for a good life with a man who seemed the opposite of her first fiance. But soon after marriage she found her new life came with more difficulties than she was prepared to handle. Make Me New is a tale of survival you won’t soon forget.

Playing With Purpose
Mike Yorkey
Hardcover, 256 pp., $19.99
Barbour Books (September 1, 2010)

They dominated college football and stood strong for their faith. Dubbed the “Holy Trinity” by sportswriters, the Oklahoma Sooners’ Sam Bradford, the Texas Longhorns’ Colt McCoy, and the Florida Gators’ Tim Tebow are now eyeing professional glory. But starring on Sunday afternoons follows years of developing Christian faith on Sunday mornings. Playing with Purpose will introduce you to three young men of both physical and spiritual strength, athletes at the top of their game who also speak publicly and convincingly of their belief in God. Includes color photographs!

Missing Andy: The Journey from Grief to Joy
Lori A. Moore
Paperback, 80 pp., $8.99
Tate Publishing (March 2, 2010)

“We did everything we could. I’m sorry.” With just those seven words, Andy was gone. Passed away. In her latest book, Missing Andy: The Journey from Grief to Joy, author Lori A. Moore explains how to view the loss of a loved one as a celebration. After losing her ex-husband, who was also her best friend, to a blood clot, Lori was lost and numb, but working through her grief helped her rediscover true happiness, understanding and acceptance.

Why I Stayed
Gayle Haggard
Hardcover, 368 pp., $25.99
Tyndale House Publishers (January 26, 2010)

On November 2, 2006, Gayle Haggard’s life changed forever when her husband, Ted Haggard, was exposed in a scandal. In the days and months ahead, everything in Gayle’s life was at stake—her beliefs, her marriage, and her relationship with the church community she had been a part of for more than 20 years. Walk with Gayle through the choices she made in her darkest hour. Why I Stayed reminds us of what less-than-perfect people desperately need—a community of family and faith that offers healing love and a path to restoration.

The Devil in Pew Number Seven
Rebecca Alonzo
Paperback, 288 pp., $14.99
Tyndale House Publishers (August 1, 2010)

Rebecca never felt safe as a child. In 1969, her father, Robert Nichols, moved to Sellerstown, North Carolina, to serve as a pastor. There he found a small community eager to welcome him—with one exception. Glaring at him from pew number seven was a man obsessed with controlling the church. Determined to get rid of anyone who stood in his way, he unleashed a plan of terror that was more devastating and violent than the Nichols family could have ever imagined.

Left at the Altar
Kimberley Kennedy
Paperback, 179 pp., $14.99
Thomas Nelson (February 17, 2009)

TV journalist Kimberley Kennedy went from having it all to complete devastation, rejection, and public humiliation when, like a Lifetime movie scenario, her fiance literally left her at the altar. Fortunately, her story did not end at the church. With candor and humor, Kimberley shares the most personal details of her life as she journeys from devastation to a deeper understanding of what happened and how she found not only healing but hope to someday find her Mr. Right.

Bonhoeffer
Eric Metaxas
Hardcover, 608 pp., $29.99
Thomas Nelson (April 20, 2010)

Bonhoeffer is a deeply moving story of moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoeffer returned to Germany and became one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double-agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Führer, and was hanged in Flossenberg concentration camp at age 39. Bonhoeffer presents a profoundly orthodox Christian theologian whose faith led him boldly to confront the greatest evil of the 20th century, and uncovers never-before-revealed facts, including the story of his passionate romance.

I Will Carry You
Angie Smith
Paperback, 224 pp., $14.99
B&H Books (May 1, 2010)

In 2008, Angie Smith and her husband Todd (lead singer of the group Selah) learned through ultrasound that their fourth daughter had conditions making her incompatible with life. Smiths chose to carry this child and allow room for a miracle. That miracle came the day they met Audrey Caroline and got the chance to love her for the precious two-and-a-half hours she lived. I Will Carry You tells the powerful story of a parent losing her child, interwoven with the biblical story of Lazarus to help those who mourn to still have hope—to find grace and peace in the sacred dance of grief and joy.

Reinventing Life
Alvin Slaughter
Paperback, 160 pp., $12.99
Charisma House (January 5, 2010)

Gospel artist Alvin Slaughter has seen a pervasive weariness in the body of Christ. He has been there himself. Slaughter struggled with fear, depression, financial failure, and marital strife; Little did he know that he was on a collision course with the power of God that would lead him back through the doors of the church, into the arms of Jesus, and to a powerful, worldwide music ministry. If you are facing struggles in your life, know that recovery is possible! God loves you and wants to give you the power to live your life with the kind of passion that makes a difference in the lives of others.